Monthly Archives: January 2012

It has been a year since the people’s revolution in Egypt started, but the end is nowhere in sight. Protesters have converged again in Tahrir Square calling for the next phase. But what is next for Egypt? Al Jazeera asks some prominent people to share their views: Wael Eskandar, Nader Omran and Sharif Kouddous.

Wall Street Journals’s Arian Campo-Flores reports on housing crisis and how it has hit Florida especially hard. He reports Florida’s residents are looking to presidential candidates for specific remedies. Florida, California, and Nevada (=Las Vegas) have been the worst impacted housing markets in the USA. In other words, the bubble and greed was the maximum in these states. So the voters in these states are clearly going to use their vote to get their woes addressed. In my view, Florida’s voters should not expect any of the Republican candidates to solve their problems housing and employment problems.

ABC NewsRomney and Gingrich attacks get personal ahead of Florida voteCBS NewsMIAMI — Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are getting down and dirty in the Sunshine state. With 50 delegates at stake in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, the two men are in a heated, and increasingly personal, battle to seize momentum …Mitt Romney win in Fla. co […] Continue reading →

Question from Ben from Texas: What is Digital Rights Management and how does it work for eBooks? I am going to publish an E-Book next month and its going to be a pdf file, and I don’t know whether anything can be done to prevent unauthorized distribution of pdf files on the Internet. Please let me know your suggestions. Thanks.

Answer: Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a technology used to place limitations like, access to or copying of, onto digital content (eBooks, music, etc.). You as the publisher or author of the ebook can determines the level of restrictions applied to an eBook. This includes how many times an eBook can be downloaded for a single purchase, and the number of devices (computers, eBook readers, etc.) to which the eBook can be transferred. Continue reading →

Globe and MailCruise ship fuel removal stalled due to rough seasThe Associated PressGIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Rough seas off Italy’s Tuscan coast forced a delay in the planned Saturday start of the operation to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded Costa Concordia, and officials said pumping may now not begin until …Six Costa Concorida pa […]

Sydney Morning HeraldRomney surges in Fla., but Gingrich attackingCBS NewsThe two leading candidates in Tuesday’s crucial Republican presidential primary in Florida, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, were to hit the campaign trail hard in the Sunshine State Saturday. With polls showing Romney surging, Gingrich was pulling out …Gingrich Under Fire From Co […]

News OneObama seeks government reforms in CongressSan Francisco ChronicleBy KEN THOMAS, AP President Barack Obama, fresh from a five-state tour following his State of the Union address, is calling for government reforms to ease gridlock and bar members of Congress from profiting from their position.Obama to senators: Change the way you do businessAtlanta Jou […] Continue reading →